Author Archives: webdev

Eadweard

Posted on July 30, 2015 by webdev

Finally … Eadweard Trailer V2 (7.14.15) from The Industry & Co on Vimeo. And, while we’re at it, let’s listen to Muybridge-inspired music.  One of my favorite albums from Philip Glass, “The Photographer”:

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Nikon D750 Shutter Issue Service Advisory

Posted on July 10, 2015 by webdev

Some 2014 D750 models may be subject to a shutter issue, correctable by Nikon for free.  Use this link to see if your serial number matches the range of affected units:  https://support.nikonusa.com/app/_D750/sn As the D750 is on my list of … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Saw America

Posted on July 2, 2015 by webdev

That’s the title of a fine piece, published today by the New York Times Magazine, and written by Nicholas Dawidoff, about legendary photographer and filmmaker, Robert Frank.  Recently I was showing some of my photography book collection to my daughter … Continue reading →

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Berndnaut Smilde

Posted on June 8, 2015 by webdev

Berndnaut Smilde creates carefully controlled environments that let him produce a quickly-disappearing rain cloud that he captures in a photograph.  Read more here.

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Mary Ellen Mark’s Streets of the Lost

Posted on June 1, 2015 by webdev

In a followup to an earlier notice of her death, I am linking here to what is said to be Mark’s most memorable LIFE magazine photo essay. http://time.com/3896742/mary-ellen-mark-streetwise/?xid=newsletter-life-weekly

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More Wired Skies

Posted on May 27, 2015 by webdev

Up before dawn today to shoot out in the foothills and valley, as I was coming home, I caught these:    

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Mark Ellen Mark, R.I.P.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by webdev

Mark Ellen Mark died on Monday.  Her documentary work came along early in my photographic career — we were of the same generation — and served as a great influence to me.  This is just one of many images that … Continue reading →

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David Douglas Duncan

Posted on May 25, 2015 by webdev

Herman, an old friend from Kansas City, reminds me, following my posts about Lynsey Addario, that David Douglas Duncan came out of Kansas City and was recently the topic of this very interesting Kansas City Star piece: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article21602583.html Duncan was one of … Continue reading →

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Wired Skies

Posted on May 22, 2015 by webdev

Just before this afternoon’s thunderstorm …

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It’s What I Do

Posted on May 19, 2015 by webdev

A while back, we caught interviews on Charlie Rose, Fresh Air, the PBS NewsHour and elsewhere of Lynsey Addario, a “conflict” (i.e., war zone, etc.) photographer who has covered situations in almost every global trouble spot, from Africa to Afghanistan and … Continue reading →

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